VILNIUS - Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene will take part in a meeting of the Baltic Defense Ministers' Committee in Estonia on Thursday and Friday, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said.
The ministers are expected to discuss the status of joint regional projects, the protection of underwater maritime infrastructure, the strengthening of European defense capabilities and industry, transatlantic ties, and support for Ukraine.
They will also discuss the agenda for the upcoming NATO summit, where one of the top priorities will be boosting defense spending.
Lithuania, along with other countries in the region, is pushing for all NATO members to commit to spending at least 3.5 percent of their gross domestic product on defense.
The Baltic countries have in recent years been most actively cooperating on officer training at the Baltic Defense College and jointly developing the Baltic Defense Line project, a set of counter-mobility measures along NATO's eastern border to reinforce the security of the Alliance's borders with Russia and Belarus.
In January, Lithuania's State Defense Council decided to aim for an additional 12 billion to 13 billion euros in defense funding by 2030, which would raise defense spending to between 5 and 6 percent of GDP.
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